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This video displays normal modes in a vibrating system through the motion of air carts connected by springs on an air track. The normal modes are shown in both driven and undriven cases, and the demonstration is repeated for systems of two, three, and five coupled carts. The video includes a short explanation of the demonstration.
See Related Materials for an interactive Java simulation that addresses the same concept.
This video is part of a video demonstration collection created by the Physics Department at MIT.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=12209">Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Coupled Air Carts. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1, 2009.</a>
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2009), WWW Document, (https://techtv.mit.edu/collections/physicsdemos/videos/3033-coupled-air-carts).
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics, MIT TechTV: Coupled Air Carts (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2009), <https://techtv.mit.edu/collections/physicsdemos/videos/3033-coupled-air-carts>.
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. (2009, June 1). MIT TechTV: Coupled Air Carts. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: https://techtv.mit.edu/collections/physicsdemos/videos/3033-coupled-air-carts
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Coupled Air Carts. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1, 2009. https://techtv.mit.edu/collections/physicsdemos/videos/3033-coupled-air-carts (accessed 13 December 2024).
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Coupled Air Carts. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. 1 June 2009. 13 Dec. 2024 <https://techtv.mit.edu/collections/physicsdemos/videos/3033-coupled-air-carts>.
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A Java simulation demonstrating the motion of a coupled oscillator system of two masses connected by three springs. Users can adjust initial position, spring constant, driving force, and damping coefficient.
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